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database mcp postgres for Claude Desktop

io.github.arifulislamat/database-mcp-postgres

MCP server for PostgreSQL. Read-only by default, row caps, timeouts, secrets never logged.

client:Claude Desktop transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install database mcp postgres in Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "database-mcp-postgres": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@database-mcp/postgres"
      ],
      "env": {
        "POSTGRES_HOST": "<POSTGRES_HOST>",
        "POSTGRES_USER": "<POSTGRES_USER>",
        "POSTGRES_PASSWORD": "<POSTGRES_PASSWORD>",
        "POSTGRES_DATABASE": "<POSTGRES_DATABASE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config opens this file. Restart the app after saving. Claude Desktop docs

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